Headline:
Dust Storm Warning issued April 23 at 2:50PM MDT until April 23 at 3:45PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event:
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 23, 2026 - 1:50pm
Expires:
April 23, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Wallace County in west central Kansas...
Thomas County in northwestern Kansas...
Logan County in west central Kansas...
Southeastern Sherman County in northwestern Kansas...
* Until 345 PM MDT/445 PM CDT/.
* At 250 PM MDT/350 PM CDT/, a wall of dust was along a line
extending from 14 miles southeast of McDonald to 5 miles southwest
of Brewster to 14 miles north of Wallace to 6 miles northwest of
Weskan to 4 miles southwest of Cheyenne Wells, moving east at 45
mph.
HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with damaging wind
gusts up to 65 mph.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
*
This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 30 and 75.
Locations impacted include...
Colby, Oakley, Sharon Springs, Brewster, Levant, Weskan, and Rexford.
Instruction:
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
Area Description:
Logan, KS; Sherman, KS; Thomas, KS; Wallace, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Goodland KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov